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Cat says: Now is the time for stillness. Gentle my fur and I will sing for you. And my song will soothe your heart to quietness.

 

Introduction by the band's manager and mentor, the "Mogfather".

It's not easy managing a feline rock band and Letterbox are no exception. The band's hectic lifestyle of eating, sleeping, practicing, eating, sleeping, performing, eating, sleeping, recording and eating, sleeping and doing interviews with the feline music press demands that I'm on the go all the time, it's a 24/7 job that doesn't leave much time for me to eat and sleep!. I'll turn this interview over to the band and let them tell you for themselves what it's like to be internationally famous feline rock mega-stars.

'Slow Paw' Alfie, the day of the axecat cometh.

Interviewer: "Thanks for taking the time to speak to us Alfie, can you tell our readers how you got the nickname 'Slow Paw'?"

Alfie: "Well it's really quite simple man, it's because I play the guitar slowly with my paws"

Interviewer: "How long have you been playing?"

Alfie: "I've been playing all my life since I was a small kitten, I like catnip mice, ping pong balls, dangly toys all that sort of stuff"

Interviewer: "No, I think there's been a misunderstanding, what I meant was, how long have you been playing the guitar?"

Alfie: "Oh that, not that long really I just kinda picked it up"

Interviewer: "What really happened to the hamster? "

Alfie: "I don't know, as I've said before it's just another one of our manager's headline grabbing stories, I never touched the hamster! "

Interviewer: "How did the band get its name?"

Alfie: "We wanted to call it Litterbox but, believe it or not, there's already a trail-blazing feline heavy rock band of that name so we settled on Letterbox as a sort of homage to them. "

Interviewer: "Is there a message behind your music? "

Alfie: "Yes, very much so, we'd like folks to see how FIV cats like Frankie and myself and older cats like Suzie "Rock" both literally and figuratively."

'Fat Boy' Frankie, a heavyweight name in feline rock.

Interviewer: "Hi Frankie, I suppose you got the nickname 'Fat Boy' because of your rotund physique?"

Frankie: "My what?!, is he being funny Alf?"

Alfie: "It's a polite was of saying it's 'cos you're fat Frankie"

Frankie: "Oh no not that again!, how many times must I say it?, I'm not fat!, I'm big-boned!"

Interviewer: "So you got you nick name because you are big-boned "

Frankie: "Yeah that's right, he catches on quickly doesn't he Alf?"

Interviewer: "Why did you choose to play the bass guitar Frankie? "

Frankie: "Well I suppose it was dictated to me really by circumstances as Alfie plays lead and Suzie plays the drums but I think it really suits my laid-back personality, I'm strictly rhythm, I don't want to make my guitar cry or sing, I leave that kinda stuff to Alfie. It also fits in squarely with my philosophy of never expending more energy than is strictly neccessary. "

Interviewer: "Tell us about the new album, what's the story behind the title Tabby Road?, were you inspired by the Beetles? "

Frankie: "It came from our manager, the first record he remembers hearing on the radio was Hard Day's Night by the Beetles and Suzie thought it a cool idea. She would really being a tabby and all that "

'Sultry' Suzie, First lady of feline rock.

Interviewer: "Hi Suzie, do you enjoy playing to feline audiences?"

Suzie: "I love it, gives me a real kick to see those cats digging our music, our fans are the best"

Interviewer: "How did you first become interested in playing the drums?"

Suzie: "I picked it up from our manager who used to play drums in his youth but of course I'm much better than he ever was"

Interviewer: "As a senior catizen of feline rock how long do you think you'll keep playing?"

Suzie: "I'll keep on rockin' 'em as long as I live, I'm in great shape, this feline ageism thing is a load of rubbish. I'm older, prettier and I can eat more tuna than Charlie Watts and I can purr better "

Interviewer: "To what do you most owe your success as a feline drummer? "

Suzie: "In a word 'Tuna' oh and plenty of beauty sleep, a girl can't get too much tuna and beauty sleep!."

Interviewer: "What was the most thrilling thing to happen to you and the band so far?"

Suzie: "I suppose it was the way that we have been so warmly received in the feline music press and the success of our ongoing charity T-shirt sales to benefit FIV and elderly cats".

Interviewer: "One final question guys, where do you see the future taking you?".

Alfie: "Anywhere we like, we can do pretty much anything we like, there's a lot more that we'd like to explore in our music."

Interviewer: "Thanks guys, keep on rockin' ".

Frankie: "Oh, we most certainly will, by the way, I don't suppose you've got any biscuits on you have you?".

 

The Letterbox Quiz.

Test your memory and your powers of observation by taking the "Rockin' The Feline World Quiz".

After watching the animation see how many of these questions you can get correct.

Tip : to make things easier click on the full screen option in the movie player.

Q1. What is the registration number of the Letterbox Learjet ?.

Q2. What film in playing on the TV inside the Learjet ?.

Q3. What colour cat is piloting the Learjet?.

Q4. How many food bowls are there in the Learjet cabin?.

Q5. What colour is Suzie's rain hat?

Q6. What is the registration number of the Letterbox Limo?.

Q7. What is stuck to the inside of the Letterbox limo windscreen?.

Q8. What five items appear inside the Limo?  (1 point for each)
 
Q9. How many cats appear in the windows of the Ritzz hotel?.

Q10. What is Alfie wearing when he sticks his head out of the limo window outside the Rittz?.

Q11. Which 3 Letterbox media/merchandise items appear in the hotel room? (1 point for each)

Q12. How many pictures of cats appear on the walls in the hotel room?.

Q13. What kind of fish is on the serving tray in the hotel room?.

Q14. Which colour glass of wine does Frankie have with his meal?.

Q15. What item appears behind Alfie on the sofa in the hotel room?.

Q16. Which words appear on the illuminated Letterbox sign outside the venue for the gig?.

Q17. How many cats are in the hot air ballon? (1 point per cat).

Q18. What kind of bird is perched on top of the hot air ballon?"

Q19. What two signs are fixed to the hot air ballon basket? (1 point for each).

Q20. What object appears next to the Programmes on the box office counter?.

Q21. What are the two screen savers on the computer screens in the box office? (1 point for each).

Q22. What sign appears on the door to the left of the box office counter?.

Q23. How many cats are queueing up in the box office?.

Q24. What colour guitars do Alfie and Frankie play? (1 point for each).

Q25. What object do the cats in the crowd have in their paws?.

Q26. What colour are the balloons?.

Q27. What colour is Suzie's baseball cap?.

Q28. How many drums in Suzie's drum kit?.

Q29. What object is on the stage with the monitor speakers?.

Q30. What object/s are thrown onto the stage by the crowd? and how many are thrown? (1 point for each answer).

Q31. What four objects appear on or near the mixing desk?. (1 point for each).

Q32. Which famous British historical landmark appears on the screen behind the cats in one of the stage scenes?.

Q33. What colour cat runs across the stage?.

Q34. What object appears on the moon's surface  to the left of Suzie's drum kit?.

Q35. What wording appears on the Letterbox space rocket below the porthole?.

Q36. What object appears on the sea floor in froont of Suzie's drum kit?.

Q37. What kind of large fish appears in the background in the ocean floor scene?.

Q38. What colours are Alfie and Frankie's diving helmets? (1 point for each).

Q39. What colour is Oli (the cat on the JCB)'s hard hat?.

Q40. What words appear on the back of the band's reflective jackets in the construction scene?.

Q41. What colour is Suzie's hardhat?.

Q42. What wording appears on the five yellow and black signs to the right of the band in the construction scene? (1 point per sign).

Q43. Which two adverts appears on the electronic billboard behind the band in the construction scene? (1 point for each).

Q44. What objects appears in front of Suzie's drum kit in the construction scene?.

Q45. What make of amplifier does the band use?.

Q46. What design appears on the front of Suzie's drum kit?.

Q47. What was the name of the venue for the gig?.

Q48. What objects appear next to the parked learjet?.

Q49. How many small monitor speakers appear on the stage with Alfie and Frankie in the crowd scenes?.

Q50. What is Frankie drinking in the limo?.

Oh and a bonus question : Which direction on the motorway are the band travelling in their limo?.

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"A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not." - Ernest Hemingway.